Abstract. The distribution of virtual goods like multimedia data relies on the trustworthiness of the distribution system. Recent concepts for the distribution based on peer to pee...
: This paper gives the main definitions relating to dependability, a generic concept including as special case such attributes as reliability, availability, safety, confidentiality...
Algirdas Avizienis, Jean-Claude Laprie, Brian Rand...
We outline a model for a society of agents based upon one of the classical theories of sociology: The Weber’s model. We first investigate its links to agent technology through i...
Jacques Calmet, Anusch Daemi, Regine Endsuleit, Th...
The concept of Personal Information Management (PIM) is currently a hot topic of research. Some of the ideas being discussed under this topic have a long history, and they are rele...
There is a clear intuitive connection between the notion of leakage of information in a program and concepts from information theory. This intuition has not been satisfactorily pi...